Scottish Executive

Centre for Confidence and Well-Being

Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the running costs will be of the proposed Centre for Confidence and Well-Being; whether the Chief Executive and/or the directors will be remunerated and, if so, what the details are of the proposed remuneration and/or expenses; how much funding the centre will receive from (a) the Executive and (b) other sources in each of the three years referred to in the Executive’s news release of 1 December 2004, and in what ways the centre is necessary for the purposes it has been ascribed.

Peter Peacock: The Centre for Confidence and Well-Being launched on 2 December is an independent organisation and the remuneration of its chief executive and directors, its running costs and sources of private funding are matters for it.

  The Scottish Executive has agreed to provide up to £150,000 a year for three years for projects that the centre will deliver. Full details have yet to be agreed with the centre but priorities will include research into confidence and well-being and training for health care, education and social work professionals. Scottish Enterprise has agreed to provide up to £50,000 per annum for three years to support similar work. This will complement work that the Executive and others are already undertaking to improve confidence across Scotland.

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when the independent task group reviewing provisions of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 is expected to report.

Mr Tom McCabe: We expect to make an announcement regarding the publication of the report later today.

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

Scott Barrie (Dunfermline West) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive when the report of the independent task group reviewing the licensing provisions in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 will be published.

Mr Tom McCabe: The report of the independent task group has been published today and can be obtained from the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 34546) or from the Scottish Executive website at www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/society/tglp-00.asp . The Executive will consider the report’s recommendations and announce its response in spring 2005.

Civil Servants

Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many energy-related civil service jobs there are, broken down by (a) department and (b) section and giving their location in each case.

Mr Jim Wallace: In Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning department there are 24 energy-related civil service jobs in the Energy & Telecommunications Division, all located in Glasgow.

  In Environment and Rural Affairs department there are 4.5 full-time equivalent energy-related civil service jobs in the Climate Change Team (located in Edinburgh).

  In the Development department there are two full-time equivalent energy-related civil service jobs in the Fuel Poverty Strategy team, and 1.5 full-time equivalent energy-related civil service jobs in the Planning and Building Standards division (all located in Edinburgh).

Elderly People

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest estimate is of excess winter deaths among people over 65 this winter.

Tavish Scott: Because the methodology used to estimate the number of "excess winter deaths" uses data for a complete 12 month period (August to July), information for the winter of 2004-05 is not yet available.

  The latest information available may be found in the answer to question S2W-11282 answered on 11 November 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Enterprise

Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it has made since 1999 in the economy and infrastructure of Nairn.

Mr Jim Wallace: The Scottish Executive channels support for business and skills development through Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Since April 1999, £4,486,096 has been approved by HIE through its local enterprise company, Inverness and Nairn Enterprise, to assist projects in the Nairn district. These include the expansion of Claymore Dairies, the modernisation of sawmills, and the new Nairn Community Centre. Nairn will also benefit from investment in the surrounding area. The Scottish Executive also allocates funding to local authorities who may invest in infrastructure supportive of the local economy.

Higher Education

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will fund conservatoire teaching in drama schools.

Mr Jim Wallace: In the current year, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) provided funding of £5,027,000 to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD). This provides funding for 594.6 places (full-time equivalent), divided as follows.

  RSAMD: Funded Full-Time Equivalent Places (2004-05)

  



Conservatoire Music



Taught Post-graduate



55.5





Undergraduate



228.2





Creative Arts and Hospitality



Taught Post-graduate



25.6





Undergraduate



204.7





Education 



Undergraduate



80.6




  Source: SHEFC.

  The funding and places allocated by SHEFC to the RSAMD now fall within three of SHEFC’s main funding bands: Conservatoire Music; Education (at RSAMD, BEd Music/Combined Degree with Music), and Creative Arts and Hospitality (at RSAMD, funding courses such as Acting, Contemporary Theatre Practice, and Technical and Production Arts).

  SHEFC allocates student places and funding by broad subject areas and the institutions themselves decide how they allocate places to individual courses. Legislation precludes ministers from directing funds to particular institutions or courses of study.

Medical Students

Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many medical students (a) were registered to study in and (b) graduated from Scottish universities in each year since 1997.

Mr Jim Wallace: The numbers of students entering, and graduating from, courses in clinical and pre-clinical medicine at Scottish higher education institutions are given in the following tables for the years 1996-97 to 2002-03.

  Entrants to Clinical and Pre-Clinical Medicine Courses at Scottish Higher Education Institutions 1996-97 to 2002-03

  

1996-97
1,271


1997-98
1,474


1998-99
1,453


1999-2000
1,279


2000-01
1,454


2001-02
1,416


2002-03
1,366 



  Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.

  Graduates of Clinical and pre-Clinical Medicine Courses at Scottish Higher Education Institutions 1996-97 to 2002-03

  

1996-97
930


1997-98
977


1998-99
1,035


1999-2000
1,004


2000-01
973


2001-02
1,120


2002-03
1,077



  Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.

  Note: 1. Pre-clinical graduates from St Andrews are included in this table although they generally complete their clinical training at the University of Manchester.

Planning

Ms Rosemary Byrne (South of Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to integrate climate change into its planning policies and what funds will be allocated for this purpose.

Johann Lamont: Climate change is already integrated into the Scottish Executive’s planning policies.

  Scottish Planning Policy (SPP)1 The Planning System recognises the Executive’s wider commitment to tackle climate change and acknowledges that burning fossil fuel is the biggest single contributor to global warming. It says:

  "The planning system can play a part in reducing emissions when guiding the location and design of development and the management of land use change. Specific actions include reducing the need to travel and encouraging sustainable forms of transport, and encouraging energy efficient design and appropriate choice of materials. The planning system should take the possible impacts of climate change, for example greater rainfall and increased risk of flooding, into account when taking decisions on the location of new developments and other changes of use."

  Other planning policies are also relevant to climate change including SPP7 Planning and Flooding, SPP3 Planning for Housing, National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) 13 Coastal Planning, NPPG 6 Renewable Energy and NPPG 10 Waste Management.

  It should be noted that SPPs are replacing NPPGs, but the two series have the same status as statements of Scottish Executive planning policy.

  The preparation and publication of Scottish Planning Policies and Planning Advice Notes fall within normal departmental running costs as, similarly, does the work of planning authorities in applying them in development plans and in the determination of planning applications. Funding for new development is primarily the responsibility of the developer, who will also benefit from the project, though Executive funding which is available for specific projects such as local authorities’ Flood Prevention Schemes which incorporate an element for climate change.

Public Sector Pension Funds

Margaret Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 will apply if the admissions policies of public authority pension funds do not accept new employer bodies due to lack of a guarantor.

Tavish Scott: The question of a guarantor does not arise in respect of a transfer of local authority staff under The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (the "TUPE" Regulations). A TUPE transfer can be to either a private contractor or to a non-departmental public body. In the former case, the contractor would be asked to provide a bond or indemnity to protect the fund in the event of the contractor becoming insolvent. In the latter case, funds would not usually seek a guarantor. A fund is only likely to seek a guarantor where they are approached by a body independently seeking admission.

Public Sector Pension Funds

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the £34 million deficit in relation to the Strathclyde Pension Fund, as indicated in the Fund Actuary's report of 31 March 2004.

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to address the £34 million deficit in respect of the Strathclyde Pension Fund, as indicated in the Fund Actuary's report of 31 March 2004.

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many workers will be affected by the £34 million deficit in respect of the Strathclyde Pension Fund, as indicated in the Fund Actuary's report of 31 March 2004.

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate the reasons for the £34 million deficit in respect of the Strathclyde Pension Fund, as indicated in the Fund Actuary's report of 31 March 2004.

Tavish Scott: According to the fund actuary, no report was issued by them dated 31 March 2004 in relation to the Strathclyde Pension Fund. An actuarial valuation of the fund is carried out on a triennial basis, the next valuation being due as at 31 March 2005. The previous valuation report, as at 31 March 2002, revealed that the fund – which has assets of over £6 billion – was at that time in surplus by £456 million.

Rail Network

Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the average rail journey time from Edinburgh to Glasgow will lengthen (a) during and (b) after construction of the Edinburgh Airport rail link and, if so, by how many minutes in each case.

Nicol Stephen: There should not be any impact on Edinburgh to Glasgow journey times during the construction of the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link. Detailed timetable modelling is currently being undertaken to establish the impact post-construction.

Skye Bridge

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive when the Skye Bridge debt will be paid off on the basis of current toll charges and traffic levels.

Nicol Stephen: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-2090, answered on 10 November 2003. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Skye Bridge

Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost per annum is to it of abolishing the Skye Bridge toll.

Nicol Stephen: The Executive is currently negotiating with Skye Bridge Ltd with a view to ending the discredited tolling regime. These negotiations are commercially confidential and it would be inappropriate to detail costs at this time.

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the provisions in section 12 of the Transport (Scotland) Bill, the current rail functions of Strathclyde Passenger Transport will be exercised by it, the proposed national transport agency, the proposed west of Scotland regional transport partnership or another body.

Nicol Stephen: It is intended that the Regional Transport Partnership in the West of Scotland will continue to manage, develop and monitor rail services in its area. It will do so on behalf of the Scottish ministers through the new transport agency.

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it envisages that the proposed west of Scotland regional transport partnership will have over bus services in the Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) area and how these powers will differ from those currently exercised by SPT.

Nicol Stephen: The consultation paper Scotland’s Transport Future: Proposals for Statutory Regional Transport Partnerships published on 27 October 2004 restated the Executive’s commitment to creating a strong regional transport partnership (RTP) in the west of Scotland. Specifically, it is stated in paragraph 41 that in the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area "public transport functions are already delivered at regional level and it is intended that this should continue to the be the case in a new RTP in the region."

  Section 10(7) of the Transport (Scotland) Bill 2004 would, as drafted, give powers to the Scottish ministers to transfer by order, subject to Parliamentary approval via the affirmative resolution procedure, all SPT’s existing powers including those concerning bus services to the new transport partnership.

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff, in addition to any staff employed by the constituent local authorities, are currently employed directly by (a) HITRANS, (b) WESTRANS, (c) SESTRANS and (d) NESTRANS.

Nicol Stephen: No staff are currently employed directly by HITRANS, WESTRANS, SESTRAN or NESTRANS.

  One person works for HITRANS and is engaged as a consultant.

  Four people work for WESTRANS and are employed by Renfrewshire Council.

  SESTRAN sub-contracts its secretariat function which is delivered by the equivalent of 1.5 staff.

  Two people work for NESTRANS and are employed by Aberdeen City Council.

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of section 43 of the Transport (Scotland) Bill, why it has decided to give local authorities within the Strathclyde Passenger Transport area the power to set up quality partnerships and quality contracts when such powers have previously not been given.

Nicol Stephen: As indicated in the White Paper, Scotland’s Transport Future , the purpose is to encourage development of high-quality services and infrastructure at a local level.

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of section 43 of the Transport (Scotland) Bill, why the power to set up quality partnerships and quality contracts was previously withheld from local authorities within the Strathclyde Passenger Transport area in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.

Nicol Stephen: Decisions on Legislation are a matter for Parliament and the relevant Committees. The Policy Memorandum and the Explanatory Notes for the Transport (Scotland) Bill which led to the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 are silent on the matter.

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will allow local authorities not to participate in the proposed regional transport partnerships, should they wish to.

Nicol Stephen: The Executive’s proposals for regional transport partnerships are set out in Part 1 of the Transport (Scotland) Bill 2004, presented to Parliament on 27 October 2004. Section 1(1)(a) proposes to place on the Scottish ministers a duty to "divide Scotland into regions for the purposes to this Part of this Act". As drafted, this would require all local authorities to be members of one or more regional transport partnership. The Executive launched a consultation exercise, also on 27 October 2004, which seeks views on, amongst other things, the boundaries of the proposed transport partnerships.

Transport

Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive what has been allocated for bus and rail expenditure in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07 within the Integrated Transport Fund and how this compares with expenditure on other forms of transport.

Nicol Stephen: Levels of spending in the Transport budget for all modes are given in Table 8.01 of the Draft Budget 2005-06 , a copy of which is available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 34133).

  Table 8.08 of the Draft Budget 2005-06 sets out the spending plans for the Integrated Transport Fund (ITF). For a number of projects, it is not practical to define them by transport mode since there may be a programme of multi-modal work involved e.g. combined bus and rail interchange or bus and cycling provision. However, for details of individual grant payments from the ITF, I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12454, answered on 8 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Transport

Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Table 10.01 of Building a Better Scotland Spending Proposals 2005-2008 , whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of expenditure listed under "Other grants to local authorities and regional transport partnerships" for (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06 and (c) 2006-07.

Nicol Stephen: Building a Better Scotland Spending Proposals 2005-2008 publication outlined the individual portfolio spending plans. Table 10.01 in this publication, presents the Transport Portfolio spending plans for 2004-08 at Level 2 spending plans.

  The Scottish Executive Draft Budget 2005-06 was published shortly after Building A Better Scotland publication and this document presents individual Portfolio spending at more detailed categories of spending, otherwise referred to as Level 3 spending plans.

  Table 8.09 on page 123 of The Scottish Executive Draft Budget 2005-06 details spending plans in support of Other Capital Grants to Local Authorities and Regional Transport Partnerships, a copy of which is available in the Parliaments Reference Centre (Bib. number 34133).

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the details are of the services provided by each community transport scheme.

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated to each community transport scheme, broken down by source.

Nicol Stephen: This reply provides answers to your questions numbered S2W-12707 and S2W-12708.

  The following table provides details of funding allocated to community transport schemes funded by the Executive’s Rural Community Transport Initiative, Urban Community Transport Initiative and pilot Rural Demand Responsive Transport Scheme from the 2004-05 budget onwards. Funding awards are made for periods covering one to three years. In addition to these, there are, of course, a number of other community transport schemes operating throughout Scotland which are not funded by the Executive.

  Rural Community Transport Projects Funded from 2004-05 Budget and Onwards

  

Transport Scheme
Project Type
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08


Annandale Transport Initiative
Community Minibus/Car Share Scheme
£21,600
£21,800
£0
£0


Annandale Transport Initiative
Community Minibus/Car Share Scheme
£36,082
£0
£0
£0


Applecross Community Mini-Bus
Community Mini-Bus Transport Service
£3,107
£0
£0
£0


Arainn Shuaineirt
Community Minibus Hire/Car Sharing Scheme
£29,400
£0
£0
£0


Arainn Shuaineirt
Community Minibus Hire/Car Sharing Scheme
£0
£30,329
£31,874
£33,494


Association of Shetland Pre-School Play
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£7,260
£7,986
£0
£0


Ayrshire Cancer Support
Community Car Scheme
£9,645
£19,288
£19,288
£0


BABS Dial-A-Bus / Focus Foundation
Community Dial-a-Bus Services
£47,757
£38,540
£0
£0


Badenoch and Strathspey Transport Company
Community Car Scheme
£75,931
£82,435
£0
£0


Ballater (RD) Ltd
Community Group Minibus Hire
£9,305
£0
£0
£0


Banchory and District Initiative
Research Project
£6,620
£0
£0
£0


Banffshire Partnership Ltd
Community Dial-a-Bus and Social Car Scheme
£33,321
£29,182
£0
£0


Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service
Community Car Scheme
£11,739
£12,874
£0
£0


British Red Cross (Argyll)
Community Car Sharing Scheme
£33,084
£64,444
£66,045
£0


British Red Cross (West Central and South West Scotland)
Community Transport/Voluntary Car Scheme
£17,500
£0
£0
£0


Buchan Dial-a-Community Bus
Community Dial-a-Bus Services
£65,521
£0
£0
£0


Buchan Dial-A-Community Bus
Community Dial-a-Bus and Car Scheme
£0
£82,201
£86,302
£91,897


Bus Beag Na Loch
Community Minibus Transport Service
£5,365
£5,640
£0
£0


Bute Community Links
Community Minibus Transport Service
£2,400
£3,000
£0
£0


Caithness Voluntary Group
Community Dial-a-Ride and Community Car Scheme
£33,858
£46,638
£0
£0


Carloway Community Council
Local Operator Transport Hire
£8,055
£8,582
£0
£0


Clarebrand Scottish Women’s Rural Institute
Local Operator Coach Hire
£450
£450
£475
£0


Coalfield Community Transport
Community Minibus Transport Service
£109,896
£0
£0
£0


Creich Croick and Kincardine
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£9,054
£9,054
£0
£0


Dalbeattie Community Minibus Assoc
Community Group Minibus Hire
£32,936
£0
£0
£0


Disability Lewis
Community Minibus Transport Service
£20,460
£21,140
£0
£0


Dumfries and Galloway Accessible Transport Forum
Transport Co-ordination Project
£24,086
£24,957
£0
£0


Dumfries and Galloway Accessible Transport Forum
Research Project
£18,250
£6,450
£0
£0


Dumfries and Galloway Accessible Transport Forum
Driver Training Project
£15,783
£13,461
£14,647
£0


Dunvegan Community Minibus Assoc
Community Group Minibus Hire
£24,206
£2,459
£2,849
£0


Eriskay Community Council 
Community Group Minibus Hire
£6,580
£6,580
£6,580
£0


Formartine Partnership
Mapping and Transport Needs Assessment Initiative
£8,250
£0
£0
£0


Gairloch Community Car Scheme
Community Car Scheme
£9,816
£10,190
£0
£0


Glencairn Community Trust
Community Group Minibus Hire
£6,663
£8,735
£0
£0


Glenkens Community and Arts Trust
Community Group Minibus Hire
£2,948
£0
£0
£0


Gordon Dementia Day Care Group
Community Car Scheme
£6,109
£7,232
£0
£0


Graemsay Community Association
Community Ferry Service
£2,930
£3,190
£0
£0


Graemsay, Hoy and Walls Community Council
Community Minibus Transport Service
£1,230
£1,230
£0
£0


Gretna Day Centre
Community Minibus Transport Service
£4,870
£5,043
£0
£0


Handicabs (Lothian)
Community Dial-a-Ride and Dial-a-Bus Services
£99,322
£67,838
£0
£0


Highland Community Care Forum
Transport Co-ordination Project
£20,107
£26,047
£0
£0


Iomairt Nis Ltd
Local Operator Transport Service
£14,970
£14,970
£0
£0


Irvine Valley Joint Community Council Transport Group
Community Group Minibus Hire
£96,375
£20,461
£21,062
£0


Islay and Jura Community Enterprises Ltd
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£5,463
£0
£0
£0


Islay Disabled Endeavours and Action
Community Dial-a-Bus
£117,067
£75,550
£77,914
£0


Kilfinan Bus Association
Community Group Minibus Hire
£1,110
£0
£0
£0


Kinross Volunteer Group and Rural Outreach
Community Car Scheme
£3,942
£0
£0
£0


Lochaber Transport Forum
Transport Co-ordination Project
£21,568
£22,919
£0
£0


Lochleven Community Minibus Association
Community Group Minibus Hire
£45,972
£4,897
£6,023
£0


Lochmaddy Afternoon Club
Local Operator Transport Hire Service
£5,790
£5,790
£0
£0


Lothian Community Transport Services
Community Minibus Transport Service
£14,246
£0
£0
£0


Mid Argyll Transport Volunteers
Community Car Scheme
£4,900
£5,100
£0
£0


Mid Deeside Ltd
Community Minibus Transport Service
£52,492
£54,331
£0
£0


North Berwick Day Care Association
Community Group Minibus Hire
£7,086
£3,960
£0
£0


North West Community Bus Association
Community Minibus Transport Service
£13,735
£15,394
£0
£0


Orkney Disability Forum
Community Dial-a-Bus Services
£47,052
£48,597
£0
£0


Papay Development Trust
Community Ferry Service
£4,500
£0
£0
£0


Perth and Kinross Community Transport Group
Development Co-ordinator/Training and IT Initiatives
£24,146
£23,687
£0
£0


Point Community Transport Group
Community Group Minibus Hire
£27,249
£1,495
£1,649
£0


Rousay Youth Club
Community Transport Service
£1,540
£1,530
£0
£0


Roxburgh Assoc. of Voluntary Service
Community Minibus / Car Sharing Scheme
£14,256
£0
£0
£0


Scottish Borders Rural Partnership
Transport Development project
£21,494
£21,397
£0
£0


Shawbost Community Council
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£15,792
£17,478
£0
£0


Silver Circle for the Elderly
Community Minibus Transport and Car Scheme
£13,390
£16,450
£0
£0


Sound of Mull Transport Group
Community Ferry Service
£33,753
£34,707
£0
£0


South West Ross and Glenelg
Community Minibus Transport Service
£8,962
£8,998
£0
£0


South West Ross Community Car Scheme
Community Car Scheme
£18,099
£18,966
£0
£0


Southend Youth Forum
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£3,687
£4,936
£0
£0


Speyside Community Transport Group
Community Car Scheme
£16,150
£20,650
£0
£0


Stepping Stones for Families
Access to Work and Training Taxi Hire Service
£39,041
£39,656
£0
£0


Stewartry Community Car Scheme
Community Car Scheme
£2,885
£2,617
£0
£0


Strathcare Community Care Association
Community Minibus Transport Service
£4,219
£4,900
£0
£0


Strathnairn Community Transport Association
Community Car Scheme
£31,963
£11,165
£11,940
£0


Sutherland Partnership 
Transport Co-ordination Project
£27,167
£28,209
£0
£0


Sutherland Partnership 
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£13,800
£15,700
£0
£0


Tagsa Uibhist
Community Dial-a-Ride Services
£34,387
£37,413
£0
£0


Tagsa Uibhist
Community Car Scheme
£23,654
£11,227
£11,971
£0


Tweeddale Association of Voluntary Organisations
Community Minibus Transport Service
£7,216
£0
£0
£0


Voluntary Action Barra and Vatersay
Community Minibus Transport Service
£62,950
£35,474
£0
£0


Voluntary Action Lewis
Community Mini-Bus Transport Service
£13,015
£0
£0
£0


Voluntary Action Lewis
Community Car Scheme
£19,426
£3,096
£3,052
£0


Voluntary Action Lewis
Community Mini-Bus Transport Service
£0
£13,898
£14,931
£13,921


West Alness Residents Association
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£1,242
£0
£0
£0


Western Isles Disability Sport
Community Dial-a-Bus/Group Hire
£48,740
£16,414
£17,655
£0


Westray Development Trust
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£2,657
£0
£0
£0


Westray Development Trust
Local Operator Minibus Hire
£0
£2,646
£2,827
£2,902


Whalsay Minibus Assoc
Group Minibus Hire
£23,126
£0
£0
£0


Wick and East Caithness
Group Minibus Hire
£2,385
£0
£0
£0


Wigtownshire Transport Co-ordination Project
Community Car Scheme
£23,627
£23,866
£0
£0


WRVS (Berwickshire)
Community Car Scheme
£29,682
£32,400
£0
£0


WRVS (Borders)
Community Car Scheme
£29,743
£30,972
£0
£0


WRVS (Clydesdale)
Community Car Scheme
£29,024
£47,833
£49,842
£0


WRVS (East Lothian)
Community Car Scheme
£22,266
£22,587
£23,422
£0


WRVS (East Neuk of Fife)
Community Car Scheme
£44,990
£47,318
£0
£0


WRVS (Ellon)
Community Car Scheme
£39,292
£59,809
£59,254
£0


WRVS (Perth and Kinross)
Community Car Scheme
£39,231
£41,596
£0
£0


WRVS (Shetland)
Community Car Scheme
£18,894
£16,837
£16,085
£0


WRVS (Stewartry)
Community Car Scheme
£16,347
£0
£0
£0


WRVS (Stirling)
Community Car Scheme
£27,455
£27,776
£28,989
£0


Total
 
£2,214,706
£1,682,667
£574,676
£142,214



  Rural Demand Responsive Transport Projects Funded from 2004-05 05 Budget and Onwards

  

Transport Scheme
Project Type
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08


Angus Transport Forum
Demand Responsive Transport Project
£46,200
£51,700
£0
£0


Aberdeenshire Council
Demand Responsive Transport Project
£59,800
£0
£0
£0


Fife Council
Demand Responsive Transport Project
£236,262
£177,519
£0
£0


Argyll and Bute
Demand Responsive Transport Project
£76,652
£76,652
£0
£0


Total
 
£418,914
£305,871
£0
£0



  Urban Community Transport Projects Funded in 2004-05 05 Budget and Onwards

  

Transport Scheme
Project Type
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08



Aberdeen City Council
Urban Community Transport Pilot Project
£110,000
£110,000
£0
£0


Dundee City Council
Urban Community Transport Pilot Project
£100,000
£100,000
£0
£0


City of Edinburgh Council
Urban Community Transport Pilot Project
£145,000
£145,000
£0
£0


Glasgow City Council
Urban Community Transport Pilot Project
£145,000
£145,000
£0
£0


Total
 
£500,000
£500,000.
£0
£0

Transport

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what specific powers currently exercised by Strathclyde Passenger Transport will be transferred to the proposed west of Scotland regional transport partnership.

Nicol Stephen: Subject to Parliament’s approval, the intention is that all of the powers currently exercised by Strathclyde Passenger Transport will be transferred to the proposed regional transport partnership for the west of Scotland, with the exception of relevant rail powers which will transfer to the Scottish ministers.